Controversy Over President Message on Secret Service
Debates in Congress focus on the presidents message to consolidate the secret service and private detectives under the justice department. Representatives Tawney, Smith, Shirley and Fitzgerald defend themselves against references while urging focus on executive legislative friction rather than personal clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie
L. W. Busby
Cannon
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Annanian Cleb
Sage Tawney
Ananias Cleb
Representative Tawney
House Committee
Mesage
Mr Tawney
Appropriations Committee
Tawney
Theaes
Special Committee
House
Roosevelt
Smith
Shirley
Fitsgerald
Thal Re- Tmarka
Congress
Directors Seek Bond Increase for Seminole Securities
In Washington January 3 a conference between Directors of the Seminole Securities Company and receivers sought to raise the $199,000 bond and modify the court order. Receivers pursue property collection while directors hope to secure the bond and a Marshals order adjustment. Affairs are being wound up by the receivers as more steps are awaited Thursday morning.
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Columbia
D. C
Seminole Securities Company
Watte
Arguments Begin in Trial of Night Riders Murder Case
Attorneys for the state present vivid eulogy of Captain Quentin Rankin as the murder trial of eight Night Riders moves toward jury deliberation. Mrs. Rankin, widow, attends in deep mourning, breaking down as Major Holmes praises Rankin, while defendants Tid Burton and Bob Hoffman appear attentive and strained. Juror Rosson returns despite measles as the state sketches the Night Riders' history from formation to the Rankin killing at Walnut Log.
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Holmes
Rankin
Soba
Union City
Tenn
Quentin Rankin
Caldwell
Hal Holmes
Captain Rankin
Tennessee
Slater
Tid Burton
Bob Hoffman
Walnut Log
Major Holmes
Garrett Johnson
Jaunty Manner Leaves Hains in Confession
In a court scene Captain Hains slept late after an allegedly heavy dose of sleeping medicine. Mrs Hains drank, while Jaunty Manner claimed fear his altered state could push the captain to dangerous acts. Testimony tied to Annis Claudia and shipboard visits surfaced, with letters deemed inadmissible and the court adjourning to tomorrow.
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Captain Hains
Agnis
Annis
Mra. Haine
Thornton Haing
Captain Haing
Mra. Hains
Mrs. Haing
Winthrop
Mass
Marblehead
Peter
Darrin
Claudia
Annie
Tomorro
Orville Wright Sails to Join Wright Brothers in France
New York reports Orville Wright an aeroplane innovator sails for France with sister Katherine Wright to join Wilbur Wright. He says he never planned passenger carrying machines beyond two to five persons and believes air travel will not replace ships for passenger transport.
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France
New York
Orville Wright
Aeroplanisr
Katherine Wright
Wibur
Mr. Wright
Watting
Peace treaty ends Colombia Panama dispute including debt plan
Washington reports a concluded agreement among the United States Colombia and Panama settling all issues. Colombia recognizes Panama's independence and they resume diplomatic and commercial ties. Panama will pay Colombia 2.5 million dollars in ten yearly installments while the United States funds the first payment nine years after the treaty. The treaty also fixes the Colombia Panama boundary within the Panama canal zone.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Colombia
Panama
Tme
Panama Canal Zone
Gwinnett Moves Convicts To Roads For Quota
Lawrenceville Ga January 5 Special The new board of county commissioners sworn in yesterday will use Gwinnett convicts on public roads and seek the full quota including overs from the prison commission They plan an election on 20000 bonds to fund convict housing and road machinery The board members are A T Green chairman W M Jordan vice chairman J H McGet clerk J L Brand and W T Knight Colonel J A Perry was elected county attorney
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Lawrenceville
Januday
Gwinnett
Prison Commission
AT. Green
W. M Jordan
J H. McGet
J L. Brand
W. T. Knight
J. A. Perry
Prominent McDonough Woman D. W. Scott Dies at 53
Mrs. D W Scott wife of Dr D W Scott a leading McDonough resident died after a brief illness from acute asthma at 6 30 tonight She is survived by her husband Dr Adel R Scott her daughter Miss Leila Scott her father H T Sharpe of Newton County and brothers W H Sharpe and % A Sharpe of Conyers Funeral arrangements will be made for Wednesday or Thursday Interment in McDonough district.
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D. W. Scott
McDonough
Adel R. Scott
Leila Scott
H. T Sharpe
Newton County
W. H. Sharpe
A. Sharpe
Conyers
John Glen
Nacoochea Valley
Migeee Mary
Annie
Tizzle
Maury
Carnegie Lbrary
Nacoochee
R. & Paria
Reynolds
Reddin Crawford Paris
Sayler County
Paris
Mise Rebecca Souder
Measre
QO. N
Lee Paris
Mies Nett
Reynolds Cemetery
Maronis
Finley G. Holmes
Talbotton
Finley O. Holmes
Woodland
Owen Burial Ground
Standard Oil Still In Woods Amid Supreme Court Ruling
Chicago reports that District Attorney Sims says Standard Oil 641 is not out of the woods after the Supreme Court blocked the government from collecting Judge Landis's $29,240,000 fine. He expects a redocketing within days and trials on related indictments to follow, potentially yielding up to $40,000,000 if convictions are secured. Washington notes DOJ will push other rebate cases across districts despite the denial of certiorari.
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Chicago
United States I
Sims
Supreme Court
Landis
Ilnea
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Ore and Salts
Tennessee
California
New York
Italian Relief Fund Subscriptions Total Increase
The Constitution reports subscriptions for the Italian Relief Fund received yesterday. C J Peterson of Mayaville Ga sent four dollars and His mother Mrs R H Peterson contributed funds collected by her. P G Trent Jr of Roanoke Ala forwarded six dollars, donated by his Sunday school class. Funds go to the New York Herald relief fund for Italian sufferers.
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C. J. Peterson
Mayaville, Ga
P. G. Trent, Jr
Roanoke
Ala
Peterson
R. H. Peterson
Trent
The
New York Herald
Illinois House Bolts Republican Caucus Over Speaker Choice
Twenty five members-elect of the forty sixth Illinois general assembly abstain from the Republican caucus in the state house. Edward D. King is named as Speaker pro tem by the caucus while Shurtleff adherents prepare to nominate him for temporary speaker. Shurtleff accuses the governor of power usurpation and domination of the legislature. The split underscores a constitutional clash over the selection of officers and executive influence.
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Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
Edward D. Shurtleff
State House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Capitol
Edward D. King
Shurtleff
Shurtlef
Shurtleffa
Rooma
Hinds
Dr Green Declines Bishopric in Virginia
Alexandria Virginia January 6 The destination of the bishop coadjutorship of Virginia announced by Rev Dr Berryman Green professor of the English Bible at the Episcopal seminary of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Alexandria
Virginia
Episcopal Church
Berryman Green
Episcopal Seminary of
Virgina
Macon Chamber of Commerce Holds January Meeting
The Macon Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting in Macon Georgia with a large attendance. Since the last meeting fifty to sixty members of the teaching and business community were added, and interest revived across many topics planned for the year. Committees were assigned duties by president J F P Steard and several new members joined active committees.
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Macon
Macon Chamber of Commerce
J. F P. Steard
Brownsville affair cost lies in private detective contracts
Washington reports that the War Department has already spent about $15,000 on private detective agencies to investigate the Brownsville incident. The contracts remain in force, with copies attached, and include a confidential letter from President-elect Taft urging the original Browne and Baldwin contract.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
War Wright
Foraker
Herbert J. Browne
W OG Baldwin
Browne
Benatar Foraker
Wright
War Department
Taft
Haldwin
Mystery of Edgar Smith Shrugs Off Stamp Clerk Case
Anniston post office under investigation after the disappearance of former stamp clerk Edgar Dwight Smith. Inspector D F Dilts from Birmingham leads a wide inquiry into Anniston accounts while Smith, who left town Sunday night, may have fled on a 7 30 train to Birmingham. his present whereabouts remain unknown.
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Anniston
Ala
Edgar Dwight Smith
Anniaton
D. Houston Smith
D. F. Dilts
Postoffice
Birmingham
Anniston Post
Unders
Dittte
Alabama
Ha Smith
John Jebels
Adamson and Gilbert: Local Wedding at the Gilberts Home
Elis Adamson of 100 Kelly street and Miss Vandie Gilbert of 229 East Georgia avenue were married last night at IL H Gilbert’s home. Rev G A Adamson performed the ceremony with best man Win Payne and bridesmaid Sal Meadom. A dinner followed. the couple will reside on Kelly street after January 10.
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Elis Adamson
Kelly Street
Vandla Gilbert
East
Georgia Avenue
IL. H. Gilbert
G. A. Adamson
Win Payne
Sal Meadom
Vandiver Brothers Charged in Phillips Murder Case
In Walhalla a coroner's jury charged Ceo Vandiver and Dewitt Vandiver as principal and accessory to the murder of Mann Phillips, a young white man found dead in the woods after a dispute at a dance in Oconee County. The three reportedly traveled from Westminster to the scene where the fatal blow occurred.
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Columbia, & C
Cieo ‘Vandiver
Dewitt Vandiver
Prothers
Mann Phillips
Walhalla
Ealminster
Oconee County
RS Dance
Everal
Bill Coughlin Named Manager for Albany Team
Announcement today states Bill Coughlin, former Detroit third baseman and captain, has been turned over to the Albany team of the New York State League to manage any team duel the coming season. The report notes his prior leadership and new role in Albany, New York.
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Bill Coughlan
Albany
Bill Coughlin
Detroit
Myaes and Wrould
Building of Boys' Home In Charge Of Committee
The Boys' Club of Atlanta met at the Aragon hotel and named a committee to finalize plans and start work on an $80,000 club building. E Rivers chairs the committee with L W Rogers Joseph D Rhodes Defos L HHS W O Foote and Hamilton Block. Mr Rivera was elected chair of the board. The group discussed fundraising methods as city leaders pledged broad support while club reports praised current conditions as splendid.
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Boys’ Club of Atlanta
Aragon Hotel
E Rivers
L. W. Rogers
Joseph D. Rhodes
Defos L
Real estate man Mobley ill in Atlanta home
SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST notes that B C L Mobley a well known Atlanta real estate man is ill at home at 48 Culver son Street West End after more than a week in bed his family feelings anxious about his condition. The item also reports a burglary case in Chattanooga where Atlanta resident Harry Abelson was chloroformed and robbed of a watch chain and $18. He resides at 288 South Pryor Street.
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B.C L Mobley
Atlanta
Culverson Street
West End
Mobley
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harry Abelson
Soldier Dismissed After Greeting Emma Goldman
Private William Buwalda of the coast artillery, sentenced to five years on Alcatraz for shaking hands with Emma Goldman during a San Francisco meeting, had his sentence commuted to a dishonorable discharge by President Roosevelt. The court martial found he expressed sympathy with the anarchist.
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San Francisco
William Buwalda
Coast Artilery
Alcatraz Island
Emma Goldman
Roosevelt
Buwalda
Notable Letters Describe Trial Foregone Verdict in Slaying
The district attorney summed the case for the Commonwealth accusing Mrs Erb and Mrs Bewell of a willful premeditated murder. He attacked the alleged hypocritical widow and urged a first degree verdict as the trial threatened to go to the jury tomorrow afternoon.
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Erb
Chester
Porgy
Commonwealth
Mra Bewel
Bloody riots erupt in India as troops fire on mobs
January at Titaghur Calcutta reports say Turkish troops intervened to quell Hindu Mohammedan clashes over a mosque incident. Moors and Hindus fought. mosque furniture destroyed. walls damaged. several wounded as military cordons isolated combatants. Further clashes reported across the district.
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Calcutta
Titaghur
Chem
Gleturbed
Doctor Thrown From Auto In Marietta Crash
Dr. W H Yerkineoo of Marietta sustained a broken arm in an automobile accident yesterday evening. Dr. W H Perkinson, another Marietta physician, was thrown to the ground when a wheel came off the car, wrecking the machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Yerkineoo
Marietta
Sustalos
W .H Perkinson
Crap game ends in row near Hulett
During a late night crap game ten miles south of here a general row broke out gunfire followed. Jim Shivers a negro was seriously wounded by a five gunshot gash in the thigh no arrests reported. Grantville January 6 Special A Masons lodge was organized today with officers elected and installed Post commander T M Lester commander P H Letson view commander B H Hopkins marshal WM Post guard J Prickett recorder Wil ue A Post treasurer A O W Hopkins examiner P H Letson MD
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Ville Rico
Hulett
Here
Jim Shivers
Grantville
Javuary
Masons
T M. Lester
P. H. Letson
B H Hopkins
J . Prickett
A O W. Hopkins
P H Letson
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Colquitt
Charley Speer
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